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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You/Your husband clearly have a chip on your shoulder about athletes, you may want to work on that.

Athletes live under more scrutiny than any other student on campus. All your H has to do is contact the coach and the athletic department. Your story does not really add up. Unless this is an Olympic level athlete or a future NBA player, nobody is going to do all that you posted to keep this student around.

Any other student there is really no recourse for behavior issues, but athletes are held to a much higher standard than any other student.

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Not at this university.  Some of the athletes are also strong students and work very hard to stay in top of academics and excel in sports.

The issue lies with the poor, lazy students who feel like they can half ass their course and still pass because they are athletes.

DH isn’t going to pass these students because it makes his life easier.  That’s unethical.  [b]They have to put forth the effort like everyone else.[/b]

I use to work in elementary education and left because it’s such a joysuck no winners career.  [/quote]

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We really have no idea exactly what happened. Students are often advised by their counselors to go to the professor and see if they can make up work, do extra credit, have extra instruction, because they didn’t understand something.

That’s extremely normal. Also, athletes often miss certain days because they have to travel for their games.. it’s within reason to ask for extensions on things, class, notes, etc..

Overall, they are putting in way more effort than a normal student for the university.[/quote]

Then I guess you have to be an extraordinary student to make it all work.  Don’t you.

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I've taught as an English adjunct at a LAC. Many student athletes in my classes. No plagiarism. No excuse for this for athletes or any student. It is well-known that it's an honor code violation. Students do it and they cheat too, but there are consequences if they get caught and they know it![/quote]

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